aquariums?

[KJMarino]

I have a small aquarium (10 gal) with a gold fish in it and cant seem to get a good picture of him... partly because he keeps moving and partly because its underwaterness. i have a point and shoot Olympus stylus 600 and really want to get some good pics of the aquarium and the fish. how do ya'll suggest taking these pics

[beckywithasmile]

I've never done it but here are some things I would try.

Add lighting inside so your camera can take the shot faster (maybe an office lamp pointed inside).
Putting your camera right up against the glass (or at an angle to it). To maybe get less of a reflection from outside light.
Look at your cameras settings to see if they have one where you might want to shoot something similar (like if I wanted something moving fast I might want to shoot on sport mode, or something small and close up, I would use macro mode).
If your camera gives you the option to control the shutter or apeture, I would play with those and see if one works better.
Maybe try the lighting settings and tell it you are inside under floursecent light.

Basically I would just play. See if any of this helps you. If you have already tried these things, please ignore my thoughts.

Good luck!

[NaturesPixel]

on top of theses tips here you will need a circular polarizer to cut out the glare/reflection from the glass

[KJMarino]

I dont know what a circular polarizer is... i think i will try adding lamps to it so the camera will take the picture faster... i cant change teh shutter speed or apeture directly

[Nicole]

Originally Posted by KJMarino

I dont know what a circular polarizer is... i think i will try adding lamps to it so the camera will take the picture faster... i cant change teh shutter speed or apeture directly

A circular polarizer will cut the reflection. But, from the looks of it, your camera can't take filters. So, the cheap and easy solution for you is to use a pair of polarized sunglasses (they can be had for cheep at a Walgreens or other place that sells cheap sunglasses). As long as the lenses are polarized this will work. When you want to take the picture, hold the sunglasses up in front of your lens so that you can't see the frames or anything else strange, then rotate the sunglasses in front of the camera until you can't see a reflection any more, or the reflection is minimised.

[deathbyevilspoon]

Ahh the frustration, and satisfaction of shooting an aquarium. Well, I have a 29 gallon aquarium, and have trouble shooting it as well. What I have learned is that is to best to have all other lights off other than the tank light. Night time is best if there are windows in the room, and you wont have to worry about any glare, unless you are using flash.
Also, try setting up the camera on a tripod or something in front of the tank, so the fish kinda get used to it, and after a while it will help make it easier to capture them.
You may have to raise your ISO or something like what was stated above, and after some practice you should get it.
Here's a couple of my shots, as you can see, I'm still learning as well